BIO 251 WEEK 1&2 EXAM|QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT WELL DETAILED ANSWERS|LATEST UPDATE!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED PASS|GRADED A+

CORRECT WELL DETAILED ANSWERS|LATEST
UPDATE!!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
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Anatomy - ANSWER The study of body structure



Physiology - ANSWER The study of body function



Describe the position a patient needs to be in anatomical position. - ANSWER - body is
erect

- feet is slightly apart

- palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body.



Superior - ANSWER Above

ex: the heart is superior to the diaphragm



Inferior - ANSWER Below

ex: The liver is inferior to the diaphragm.



Anterior - ANSWER (infront) towards the ventral side

ex: the sternum is anterior to the heart



Posterior - ANSWER (back) towards the dorsal side

ex: the esophagus is posterior to the trachea.



Medial - ANSWER toward the center/towards the midline/toward the median plane

ex: the heart is medial to the lungs


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, Lateral - ANSWER away from the center/away from the midline/away from the median
plane

ex: the eyes are lateral to the nose.



Proximal - ANSWER Closer to the point of attachment

ex: the elbow is proximal to the wrist



Distal - ANSWER away from the point of attachment

ex: the fingernails are at the distal ends of the finger.



Superficial - ANSWER near the surface/closer to the body surface

ex: the skin is superficial to the muscle



Deep - ANSWER away from the surface/farther from the body surface

ex: the bones are deep to the muscles.



Cephalic - ANSWER toward the head/pertaining to head

ex: the cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain.



Contralaterlal - ANSWER on the opposite side of the body

ex: the spleen is contralateral to the liver.



Ventral - ANSWER toward the front or belly

ex: the aorta is ventral to the vertebral column



Dorsal - ANSWER toward the back or spine



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